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am lacking

  • present progressive of lack (1st person singular).

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What I’ve gained over the decades is a deep appreciation for all the things I don’t know, and will never know, because they require varieties of intelligence in which I am lacking.

From Washington Post Oct. 13, 2017

"I still am lacking a bit of confidence in my game," Spieth said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2015

Small oversights are treated as if I am lacking in general common sense.

From Slate Jan. 9, 2014

If I were to look, it would create the impression I am lacking something.

From Reuters Aug. 26, 2013

If I now differ from those who are of opinion that it is useless to prolong the war, it must not be thought that I am lacking in respect for their judgment.

From Three Years' War by De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf